Hummus is made with heart-healthy chickpeas and makes a great snack (use pita chips or raw vegetables as dippers) or sandwich spread — use it in place of mayo on a veggie wrap.
Don't skip dessert if you're on a heart-healthy diet, just choose wisely. Reach for one of these chewy cookies, packed with oatmeal and low in saturated fat.
Pizzettes With Caramelized Onions, Goat Cheese and Prosciutto
Giada's mini pizza appetizers look fancy, but they're easy to make using store-bought pizza dough cut with a cookie cutter and topped with prosciutto, goat cheese and herbs.
Roasting grape tomatoes brings out their sweetness, and they make the perfect topping for tender snapper fillets. To keep the fish from curling in the pan, make a cross-hatch pattern in the skin with a sharp knife.
Hearts of Palm, Black Bean, Red Onion and Corn Salad
Beans, beans, they're good for your heart, and they're great in a salad. High-protein, low-in-saturated-fat black beans come together with corn, hearts of palm and a spicy dressing for a salad that makes a filling lunch, or a colorful side dish for grilled chicken or beef.
Apricot and Nut Cookies With Amaretto Icing
Save room for dessert! Make a batch of Giada's fruity, nutty cookies; they're drizzled with a touch of amaretto-spiked icing, which highlights the flavor of the apricots in the cookies.
